The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-06
pAsHEs HERE AND THERE.
What tho Press OF the Country Thinks
About Shermans Springfield Talk.

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Richmond Va.) State: Sherman is
the arch South-hater of his time.
St. Louis Republican: John Sher-
mans Springfield speech advertises
him as coprolite of paieozolic politics.
Chicago Ne,Ds: For President in 1888:
John Sherman of Ohio. Platform: Il
and my mouth against any two
Alexandria (va.) Gazette: His hope
of support from the South having been
dissipated, his sole reliance is now
upon the North
Chicago Tribune: John Sherman is a
great man, but his Presidential boom
appears to be frozen hard enough to
skate on already.
Petersburg (Va) Lnder-Appea1: The
further John Sherman gets away from
the South the more his speeches seem
to be dominated by the spirit of Miss
Liza Pinkston.
indianapolis Ne,Us: There is much
that is old and little that is new in his
speech. His aim is to convince his
party that he is the man who should be
IT'S next National nominee.
| Chicago Herald: John Sherman ought
to be ashamed to make speech like
that at Springfield to people WHO are in
the habit of thinking with their heads.
He is two far West, evidently.
Fort Worth (Tex.) Gazette: While
| it must be conceded that Mr. Sherman
is an able man, and that his speech is
skillfully constructed, even his own
party will realize that it is antiquated.
Nashville (Tenn.) Banner: With
all his acknowledged ability rs a
!, statesman, he is weak and small
enough as politician to pander to the
lowest prejudice to boost himself into
the Presidency.
, New York Herald: Senator Sher-
mans great speech in Springfield, Ill.
E will probably prove to be the banana
e peel of his political career. The
0 future will be accomplished in three
e movements slip up. slip dow
, and a slip out.
i Savannah (Ga.) Nes0s: When Sen
d ator Sherman was in the South,
s short time ago, he softly cooed: 9TH
It war is over" In Illinois he loudl
" roared: "The Confederate idea
y still alive, and is about to destro
a our institutions.
d Washington Capital: The job
Sherman boom has evidently receive
terrible setback from that speech
his at Springfield, III. Republican
who had never talked that way befo1
are beginning to say they would
III soon nominate Brother Blaine.
es St. Louis Post Dispatch: The a
Of tempt to elect Hancock in 1880 on Il
IN cry that Tlden was counted out
Sc fraud in 1876 did win. Mr.. Sherman
n. attempt to elect himself on the G
yn that Blaine was robbed of the Pre-
M dency in 1884 is similarly illogic
IS, That tow-line does not reach him.
to Binghamton On. ~ Leader: Jo
Is, Sherman has quite badly broken
ut his presidential boom by such comic
en- efforts to hit upon the right way
he turn his sails. In the South he was
It'll glad that perpetual feeling Of un
to existed between the North and Sou
in and all went for harmony until
I'd, carried his boom over into lllin'
lis when he found his friends there
not determined that the only issue 4
ont could make to warm up the PEG
,er- would be to unfold the old disun
un- flag, SO he foated the bloody 81
ed with a Vengeance, and the hee
The cheered to the echo, but he finds
Bill press of the North as well as the So
his criticising his double position, and
late precating the revival Of war ISIS
hat Sherman is therefore sad and his b.
,or- is already whitening up. Pow 1oh